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The sky today is dark and dark.

Although it was already early morning, it looked like night.

Came to the pedestrian street again...

At this time, Chen Ye already had a new understanding of this place. His pace slowed down, he was highly concentrated, observing the direction of the luck halo, and even stopped checking his blood-colored mobile phone.

It seems that after the hustle and bustle, there is a deeper silence.

At a glance, there was not a single soul on the entire road, and the gates on both sides were closed.

Completely restored to its previous appearance.

It seemed like that night without sleep was just an illusion.

Chen Ye quickly came to the barbecue stall that was the only way to pass...

However, those figures selling barbecue have all disappeared!

The whole road became empty.

The long queue of customers also disappeared without a trace.

"All gone?" Chen Ye frowned slightly.

He originally wanted to use the halo of luck to find those figures selling barbecue, and follow this clue to investigate the source of the pollution.

But the changes in front of him forced Chen Ye to adjust his plan.

His eyes fell on the 'skinned eyeball rice cake wrapped in crispy meat' in his pocket, and he saw several ink-colored lines branching out and slowly spreading towards the old city ahead.

"Is it related to the old city again?"

If I guessed correctly...these barbecue stall owners should be residents of the old city.

Carefully recall the details in your mind and connect them into a complete timeline. The first equivalent scam probably broke out from within the old city.

Judging from the initial time, there were already barbecue stall owners before the food contamination completely broke out.

By that time, these stall owners had been contaminated, controlled, and thus reduced to pawns.

Then came the massive pollution outbreak, then rising food prices, increasing traffic to buy barbecues, and then the emergence of beetles...

But why does this pollution spread in the city?

Except for the old city, there are no problems in other areas near Xijiang.

While thoughts were swirling, Chen Ye's figure had appeared at the entrance to the old city.

This place made quite an impression on myself the first two days.

However, when I came here again, the main road was still filled with light white fog, and occasionally there were a few black fogs, which were also related to the clues of the beetles.

There was no sign of blood coming.

On the contrary, between the black mist and the white mist, there is also a thick and mountain-like dark yellow.

"Maybe we can find some clues."

Observing the changes in luck, Chen Ye felt determined and stepped forward, following this line.

The sky is very dark, but compared to the night, there is finally some light source, and I can see the surrounding details more clearly.

On the road, the bloodstains disappeared without knowing when. Apart from the desolation, the road surface was neat and looked clean.

As if it had been cleaned.

The buildings on both sides of the old city are no longer so oppressive now. The roads are open and smooth, and walking is smoother than the intricate maze of Xining alleys.

With better light, Chen Ye saw the low single-family huts in the old city, the rows of densely populated households like a honeycomb, the old wells, outdated drainage systems and several Abandoned iron bucket nearby.

"well?"

Chen Ye seemed to have captured some key clues.

That’s right!

The water circulation system in the old city has not been updated much, and many households still maintain the traditional method of collecting water from wells.

This will create opportunities for downstream pollution!

Along the way, you can see a wellhead every few meters apart.

Chen Ye walked near one of the wells.

However……

To his surprise, when he looked in along the mouth of the well, he saw that thick concrete had been injected into the inside and it was blocked. It was drier than dry land and there was not even a drop of water.

Chen Ye opened several manhole covers in succession and found the same scene.

"Is it not related to the well?" Chen Ye couldn't help but mutter in his heart.

But... when he got closer to the manhole cover, he clearly saw the ink lines becoming thicker.

Judging by the aura of luck is not completely irrelevant.

However, the correlation between the two has not yet been clearly investigated.

Chen Ye continued to follow the guidance of the ink lines and walked all the way forward.

Walking along the main road shrouded in white mist, I encountered almost no danger. I didn't even see a shadow of a resident of the old city.

Follow the guidance of the ink lines, follow the fork on the right, and keep walking westward...

Judging from the direction shown on the Wanderer map, this old city is connected to the lower reaches of the Xijiang River.

Go out from the westernmost intersection and cross a road to reach the lower reaches of the Xijiang River.

Before the bloody countdown came, the area near the river was the most prosperous area in the old city. That area is full of Western-style single-family courtyards, and the architectural style is obviously closer to modernity.

When Chen Ye came here, these small single-family buildings were abandoned and covered with moss. Messy wires criss-crossed the old residential buildings like spider webs.

At this time, Chen Ye clearly noticed the ink lines, which became exceptionally bright.

We are getting closer to the source of guidance...

"Why does this drawn Eye of Luck seem so suitable for a detective?" Chen Ye complained in his mind.

If I unlocked a detective career now, I'm afraid my weird value would increase every minute!

However, to investigate these halos, it seems that you have to rely on your legs to get out.

This is consistent with the performance of the wanderer...

His figure stopped near a ditch. The water inside this gully had completely dried up, and only gray gravel and soil were accumulated inside.

However, when Chen Ye stood here, the ink lines next to him seemed to come alive and began to slowly squirm, becoming prominent and bright.

"Is this right here?"

Chen Ye looked down and found that underneath the water channel, there were countless ink lines, constantly intertwined, like a mess.

He looked around and found that there was no other way to go down.

But judging from the signs of luck, there are clearly traces of "living" underground in this canal!

Is there something buried inside?

After taking a few hard steps, Chen Ye felt that the water channel under his feet was not that "solid", and there seemed to be some hidden cave space hidden at the bottom.

He found a stone from the side and threw it hard...

If you listen carefully, you can hear a slight echo, indicating that there is a wide space hidden under the water channel!

"The ink is distributed in dots, blending with the faint blood color. It is not a ring of disaster or evil, but rather like a secret hidden in the dark."

"Although there is blood light, it is not obvious, which means that although there is danger in the things inside, it should not be a big threat to me at the moment."

"After all, I have a second career, and I am still the top [Devil Cooker]!"

"The question now is...how to get down?"

Chen Ye stood there, frowning and thinking.

Who would have thought that what he wanted to investigate was actually underground!

Do you really want to turn into a gopher and dig a hole?

etc……

Speaking of gophers, Chen Ye suddenly remembered that he could grow sharp horns like electric drills by devouring 'pieces of skin, eyeballs, and crispy meat wrapped in crispy rice', giving him powerful digging abilities.

It seems like you can really turn into a gopher!

Chen Ye took out the piece of eyeball in his pocket, split it into several vines, and swallowed it directly.

The next second, his mind changed into the same shape as the beetle, but bigger, thicker, and faster...

Touching the new [Devil Mask], Chen Ye couldn't help but shake his head and smile. Things are unpredictable. He never thought that one day he would become a chainsaw brother!

He put his head down and drilled hard, and the hollow surface broke open instantly, making a cracking sound.

The drilling efficiency was extremely high, but after a while, a large hole that could accommodate an adult was drilled into the surface of the ditch.

boom!

Suddenly, the stratigraphic structure seemed to be destroyed to a certain critical point, and suddenly the whole piece collapsed!

Chen Ye suddenly felt that he was falling somewhere. He immediately switched to the form of [Devourer], his face split open, and turned into vines, supporting himself towards the ground!

The demonic vines touched the ground and immediately found a point of force, like countless tentacles stepping on the ground.

Chen Ye's body was suspended in mid-air with the help of vines. After stabilizing his body, he looked around.

It was an underground space similar to a cave.

With the help of the screen light source of the blood-colored mobile phone, Chen Ye's eyes adapted to the dim light and saw the surrounding objects clearly...

However, the scene reflected in his pupils was like another hell!

He saw the mountains of bodies, the white bones, rotting flesh and blood all over the ground, and the densely packed ugly insects crawling among the countless mountains of corpses!

Those insects seemed to have entered their own paradise, happily devouring the essence and blood of the bodies on the ground, and occasionally making cheerful roars.